nicole tominaga – IXD@Pratt

User-Friendly Garbage: Trash Cans As Assistive Technology (AT)

February 8, 2020February 8, 2020 by nicole tominaga

BigBelly trash cans have sprouted across highly-populated urban environments, perhaps as a result of their unique aesthetic and our society’s assumption that technological advancements equate innovation and progress. These inventions are admirable and appear to be beneficial — at first glance. They attempt to address certain usability issues like dirty trash can handles, concealing garbage …

Cooper Hewitt User Testing Evaluation

December 15, 2019December 15, 2019 by nicole tominaga

Fool me twice, shame on UXD: How to reduce risk during product redesign

November 13, 2019November 13, 2019 by nicole tominaga

You’ve released your product and it didn’t go as you had hoped. Or maybe it was well-received, but you’re always looking for ways to be better. A great way to reduce risk during product redesign is to incorporate user experience. User experience design will cater to the needs of your user base by incorporating their …

Design Critique: BobCat Primo (Cooper Union)

September 11, 2019September 11, 2019 by nicole tominaga

BobCat Primo is the online library catalog used by members of the consortium between NYU, the New School, Cooper Union, and other select institutions. This catalog, BobCat Primo, is Cooper Union’s specific version and displays holdings across all campuses in addition to online resources. I will evaluate the site based on the goal of finding …